Identification of the microbiota in carious dentin lesions using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

While mutans streptococci have long been assumed to be the specific pathogen responsible for human dental caries, the concept of a complex dental caries-associated microbiota has received significant attention in recent years. Molecular analyses revealed the complexity of the microbiota with the pre...

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Main Authors: Junko Obata, Toru Takeshita, Yukie Shibata, Wataru Yamanaka, Masako Unemori, Akifumi Akamine, Yoshihisa Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4118920?pdf=render